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SAM FRANCIS | Untitled
Estimate
350,000 - 500,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Sam Francis
- Untitled
- signed and dated 1962 on the reverse
- acrylic, watercolor and gouache on paper
- 36 by 71 3/4 in. 91.4 by 182.3 cm.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, St. Louis (acquired in 1999)
Private Collection, USA
Christie's, New York, 11 November 2004, Lot 159
Private Collection, Italy
Sotheby's, Paris, 6 June 2017, Lot 32
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, St. Louis (acquired in 1999)
Private Collection, USA
Christie's, New York, 11 November 2004, Lot 159
Private Collection, Italy
Sotheby's, Paris, 6 June 2017, Lot 32
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board. There is pale time staining to the sheet. The edges of the sheet are deckled and there is a soft undulation to the sheet due to the artist's choice of medium. There are some non-obtrusive, faint sings of handling with some associated creasing to the perimeter of the sheet. There are a few water accretions to the left edge of the sheet, likely from the time of execution. Framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
“I live in a paradise of hellish blue balls—merely floating, everything floats, everything floats—where I carry this unique mathematics of my imagination through the succession of days towards a nameless tomorrow. What a delight as if I were lighting the way with my own eyes against my will and knowing that I’d rather have paneless windows for eyes. So I continue to make my machines of strokes, dabs and splashes and indulge in my dialectic of eros—objectively for myself and subjectively in the eyes of the audience” Sam Francis
This work is identified with the interim identification number SF62-130 in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Unique Works on Paper. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.
This work is identified with the interim identification number SF62-130 in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Unique Works on Paper. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.